llege, Cambridge, 1782, and gained a Fellowship.

[Picture: Lord Clinton and Saye, Founder of the Grammar School]

Thomas also graduated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. While serving
as Under Master at the Grammar School he was ordained to the Curacy of
Bucknall, under his father's successor, the Rev. John Fendall. On the
occasion of his ordination he begged a whole holiday of Dr. Smith, and
treated the whole school to a day at Tattershall Castle; hiring carriages
to take them all, there being yet no railway; and he gave them a
substantial meal at the "Fortescue Arms" Hotel. He was naturally very
popular with the boys of the school, although he was rather a strict
disciplinarian, and made them work hard. He was commemorated in the
"Breaking up Song" of the school in the following lines:--

Mr. Myddelton now comes in,
With his nose above his chin; (two prominent features)
With pleasant smile he waves his cane,
As though to say, "I would fain refrain;
It grieves me sore to give a thwack
Upon the shrinking truant's back."

(CHORUS)

We're breaking up, and going away,
All for the sake of a holiday.
Jack's a dull boy without his play;
So, Hurrah, again, for a holiday!

He remained at the Grammar School about two years, afterwards taking the
Curacy of Langton with Wildsworth, near Gainsborough. He presently moved
to West Stockwith, holding the Curacy of Wildsworth with East Ferry. He
never held a benefice; but, having some private means, he continued to
reside, in retirement, at West Stockwith, until his decease, about 1880.
He was buried at Misterton, the adjoining parish, where he had also taken
occasional duty.

After Mr. Myddelton the next Under Master was William Hutchinson. He was
the son of the landlord of the principal inn in the neighbouring town of
Wragby, and had been educated at the small grammar school there. He was
appointed about 1845. He graduated at Trinity College, Dublin, as B.A.,
in 1848, keeping his terms there by permission, while acting as Usher at
Horncastle. In that year he left Horncastle, and was elected Master of
Howden Grammar School in Yorkshire, where he was also appointed Curate in
1848, being ordained Deacon in 1848 and Priest in 1849. While at
Horncastle he had married Miss Caroline Dixon, daughter of a corn
merchant; there were five daughters, all clever, the youngest being Miss
An